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The Stone Presents Weeklong Residency With Jazz Guitarist Eyal Maoz
Eyal Maoz Concert Residency Tuesday 7.15 – Sunday 7.20 at 8:00pm + 10:00pm nightly The Stone, Corner of Avenue C/2nd Street, NYC, Train: F/J/M/Z at Delancey-Essex $15/Students $10. No advanced ticket sales. Maoz’s playing is just as often elegant, understated and even gorgeous... Wonderlech!” —Guitar Player Magazine “A cutting edge guitarist who combines the harmonic lyricism ...
Vision Festival 19 Celebrates Charles Gayle with Lifetime of Achievement
Celebrating Charles Gayle Lifetime Of Achievement on June 11 At this, the nineteenth Vision Festival, Arts For Art is proud to acknowledge Charles Gayle for his Lifetime of Achievement. A gentle and humble artist, he is clearly one of the greatest saxophone players. Born and raised in Buffalo, he was much influenced by the church, where ...
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: The Offense Of The Drum
by Dan Bilawsky
The Offense Of The Drum may be the least cohesive record in Arturo O'Farrill's discography, but that's largely by design. Here, O'Farrill firmly adheres to his stated artistic vision"--"to bend what the world knows as Afro Latin jazz over the acoustic horizon"--better than anywhere else in his discography. Guests galore and a belief in Afro Latin ...
New Orleans Swamp Donkeys - 2 New CDs - Summer Tour
New New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Two Hot New Studio Releases Facebook Song" Takes Off Charleston" & Other Classics Dazzle June 2014 NYC Schedule Including B.B. King's - June 9 May 2014 - Fresh off their appearance at JazzFest 2014, the hottest new jazz band in the Big Easy-The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys-have taken the ...
Emilie Weibel: oMoo
by Hrayr Attarian
Swiss vocalist and composer Emilie Weibel is a poet at heart and not only because she penned most of the words on her intriguing debut oMoo. A deep sense of lyricism permeates the entire performance of this cycle of songs that transforms the entire album into an intimate and introspective verse narrative. Her unaccompanied ...
Brad Mehldau: Dragons & Dreams
by Ian Patterson
For many, pianist Brad Mehldau's recording Day is Done (Nonesuch Records, 2005) with drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier came as close to trio perfection as is reasonable to expect in your wildest dreams. Perhaps perfection is a chimera, yet even if attainable it's at best fleeting by nature. But for Mehldau that doesn't stop ...
Boz Scaggs at the Paramount
by Mike Perciaccante
Boz Scaggs The Paramount Huntington, NY May 13, 2014 Boz Scaggs has been producing his own brand of R&B-flavored rock 'n' roll for almost fifty years. Though he recorded an album in 1965 called Boz (Polydor Records), his career didn't take off until he became a member of the original bluesier ...
Manuel Valera: Self Portrait
by Dan McClenaghan
On Self Portrait, Grammy-nominated pianist Manuel Valera's first solo piano outing, the artist displays a supple and exquisite touch on his instrument, reflecting the erudition and precision of his classical background. This is worth saying right off because Valera is best known for his vivacious Latin jazz ensemble outings, New Cuban Express (Mavo Records, 2012) and ...
Little Barrie at Santos Party House
by Mike Perciaccante
Little Barrie Santos Party House New York, NY May 8, 2014 Little Barrie is a British blues-based power trio formed in Nottingham in 1999. Its music is an amalgamation of blues, psychedelia, garage rock, pop, soul, funk and good old fashioned rock 'n' roll with a bit of a jamband mentality. ...
Jenny Scheinman: The Littlest Prisoner
by Dan Bilawsky
It's tempting to say that Jenny Scheinman has a split musical personality, but that's not really the case. The playful-and-devious violinist with a glint in her eye and the poised alt-country singer aren't as far apart as some may think, as both are powered by the heartbeat of American life; it's just important to remember that ...


